Formula E a welcome wake-up call for Mahindra racer Pascal Wehrlein

Despite being just three races into his Formula E career, Mahindra's Pascal Wehrlein has never been far from the headlines.

Posted: Feb 26, 2019 12:30 PM

Updated: Feb 26, 2019 12:30 PM

Posted By: By Sarah Holt and Nicki Shields, for CNN

Season Five rookie Pascal Wehrlein is discovering the 'E' in Formula E also stands for early mornings.

"The mornings start at five or six o'clock," he tells CNN's Supercharged. "It's not my time!

"I don't like to wake up so early."

Each of the 13 races on the calendar is a frenetic one-day festival of racing, with the first practice session beginning as early as 07:30am local time and the E-Prix just eight hours later.

With qualifying and media duties to squeeze in too, it makes for a thrilling day at the track unlike any other form of motorsport.

Wehrlein was involved in arguably the most exciting ePrix in the sport's five seasons at the previous race in Mexico City.

The German almost led from start to finish after a scintillating drive in qualifying left him in pole position, but his car's battery died just a few meters from the finish line and allowed Lucas di Grassi to steal victory.

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